This batik cloth depicts buketan motif and butterfly on green and blue ground. A paper label from the original dealer is still attached on one corner. There are some discolorations along fold lines.
Acquisition
Accession
2023.3
Source or Donor
Vickie Elson
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Gift of Vickie Elson
Made/Created
Artist
Unknown Maker
Textile Details
Technique
Plain Weave, Batik (wax-resist dyeing), Painted
Ethnography
Cultural Region
Country
Indonesia
Island
Java
Dimensions
Width
103 cm
Length
196 cm
Material
Cotton
Provenance
Notes
Purchased by Vickie Elson in Java in 1989. Donated to Tracing Patterns Foundation in 2023.